The abstract painting above the mantel is by Raleigh native Herb Jackson, who won the North Carolina Award in 1999. The smaller works on either side of the fireplace are by Kathy Triplett, from Weaverville, N.C. The English secretary, circa 1850, is from Acquisitions, Ltd., in Five Points. In the sunroom beyond, the English drop-leaf desk was purchased on a trip to England.
by Liza Roberts
photographs by Catherine Nguyen
“I’m a bit of an art addict,” says Raleighite Carole Anders, “and enjoy using my home as a ‘gallery.’” Sharing her love of North Carolina painting, sculpture, glass, and ceramics – with friends, charitable organizations, and publications like Walter – is meaningful for someone as involved in the art world as Anders. “Sometimes,” Anders says, “sharing … causes others to be more interested.”
The painting to the left of the window is by Edith London; the one on the right is by Raleighite Robert Irwin.
The silver service is English; the bird sculptures are by Mark Chatterley.
The dining room’s silk chinoiserie wallpaper is by Gracie. Anders took it down when she first moved in, stored it in the attic for 10 years, then hung it back up.
With a collection gathered over many years that includes works by esteemed artists like George Bireline, John Beerman, Will Henry Stevens, Sarah Blakeslee, Francis Speight, Maud Gatewood, Dorothy Gillespie, Jacob Cooley, Noyes Capehart Long, Wolf Kahn, Howard Thomas, Hobson Pittman, Margaret Cogswell, Ben Owen, Ani Kasten, Lucy Dierks, Pat Scull, Alex Gabriel Bernstein, Katherine and William Bernstein, Rick and Valerie Beck, John Geci, and others, the Anders’ collection is undoubtedly an inspiration.
Carole, a longtime community leader with the Raleigh Arts Commission, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, and Junior League of Raleigh; and her husband Cloyce, former president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, have the perfect house to showcase it all. When the couple first visited the 1920s Hayes Barton Mediterranean as guests in 1986, Carole was immediately taken with its elegance, welcoming center hall, and spacious rooms. “I love this house,” she told her hosts, “and if you ever decide to part with it, please let me know.”
The large abstract painting, from the Lee Hansley gallery, is one of George Bireline’s last before he died in 2002. On the chest are a glass bowl by John Geci, a white vessel by Ani Kasten, and a whimsical giraffe by Chrissie Callejas. Sarah Blakeslee painted the watercolor on the top right in 1949; Will Henry Stevens painted the one below.
When her wish came true, Carole got busy making it their own. With the help of architect Meg McLaurin and interior designer Stewart Woodard, she oversaw three separate renovations to update the kitchen and bathrooms and add a family room, then filled it all with fine English antiques, one-of-a-kind objects, and beautiful fabrics in a bright, refined palette.
A 2012 painting by Durham’s John Beerman from the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York hangs above a circa-1860 French settee from Boone’s Antiques in Wilson, covered in Lee Jofa fabric.
In the center hall, a John Beerman painting, one of several in the home, hangs at the top left. Below it is a painting by Wolf Kahn. On the right, from the top: A 1997 Sarah Blakeslee still life and a landscape by Lawrence Mazzanovich, both purchased through Lee Hansley. Valerie and Rick Beck made the works of glass. Chairs from Highsmith Antiques flank an antique table found in New York by designer Stewart Woodard.
Through it all, art played a central role. The kitchen was made more neutral in order to provide a backdrop for ceramics and paintings, and the placement of art took precedence in every room.
The large painting above the living room sofa is Maud Gatewood’s Spring Thaw. A pastel by Will Henry Stevens hangs beside it on the right; Looking South, N.C. Capitol by James McElhinney is on the left.
Maud Gatewood’s Linville Falls with vessels by Ben Owen and figures called souls by Asheville artist Cassie Ryalls Butcher.
The 1920s Mediterranean house in Hayes Barton features a covered porch with wrought-iron details.
Each work of art in the house is meaningful to Anders; every piece evokes a story about its meaning, the time and place she bought it, and what she loves about it most. She is knowledgeable about every artist, and in many cases, knows – or knew – them personally. “It’s fun to know your artists,” she says. She has purchased some works directly from studios; in others, she has worked with gallerists including Raleigh’s Lee Hansley, whom she credits with guiding her for years. “If you want to have an art collection,” she says, “you need a dealer.” As well as a world-class fountainhead of creativity. “North Carolina is stocked with talent,” Carole Anders says. “We live in a wonderful state.”
A painting by Maud Gatewood hangs above one by Joe Cox, a design professor at N.C. State.
The outdoor sculpture is by Bob Irwin.
